She initially established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Brochure… what triggers it– social situations, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages before sending them indicates you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. So profound moments of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end mental health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud you can possibly imagine and require major attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Brochure